Deezen

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Working for longstanding Dutch clients who live in Mexico, Barde vanVoltt transformed a historic, dilapidated building into a contemporary residence that respects the heritage of the existing structure. To retain some of the original character, the architects recreated the cast iron, Art Deco windows and Spanish-style railings.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Architecture studio McCloy + Muchemwa has renovated a dilapidated garage in Norwich, England, adding a greenhouse extension with a bright-orange framework wrapped in polycarbonate cladding. McCloy + Muchemwa has renovated an old garage in Norwich. McCloy + Muchemwa has renovated an old garage in Norwich.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Studio Schicketanz has completed a renovation of the former seaside home of modernist architect Henry Hill. Studio Schicketanz renovated modernist architect Henry Hill's home in California. Studio Schicketanz renovated modernist architect Henry Hill's home in California. Landscape: Bob Davis and SV Landscape.

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2024

Terracotta-coloured facades and warm wood-lined interiors define Mid Terrace Dream, a terraced house in north London renovated and extended by local studio Collective Works. Collective Works has expanded the home, which it said was previously "run down", with two adjoining pitched-roof volumes at the rear and a full dormer to expand its loft.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In Sonoma County, Studio Plow turns a 1955 residence into a retreat with an open floor plan, luxe finishes, and skylights and picture windows that peer out into the treetops. Beyond the cosmetic renovation, Plow made large structural and architectural changes to the interior and exterior of the home.

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Dwell

MAY 24, 2022

The original client for this three-bed, three-bath home in the Lake Park neighborhood of Naples, Florida, was an art collector. After she purchased the 1960s Butterfly House, she tapped architect Andrea Clark Brown for renovations. Photo by Eddel Martinez The living room is spacious enough to host a workspace. New York Apartment

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Dwell

APRIL 25, 2023

The cabin is situated on the edge of the plot and the access road, where its gable smoothly transitions into the entrance gate and fence, which, like the facade of the house, is made of rough-cut roof battens. The curved roof was something extra we wanted to add to the simple cabin from the beginning.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Architecture practice THISS Studio has reconfigured the dark interior of an interwar house in east London, adding an extension characterised by timber joinery and a curved aluminium roof. The extension has a curved aluminium roof Sunny Side Up expands the home's ground floor by three metres and contains a light-filled dining space.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The renovated eight-bedroom house fronts Logan Circle, one of the city's grand rotaries that connects several major avenues, created as part of engineer Pierre L'Enfant's original masterplan. During the renovation, brick walls and floor joists were exposed to contrast a contemporary kitchen.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Renovation of 5 X 7, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Architecture, Chinese Mixed-Use Building, Offices, Restaurants Renovation of 5 X 7 in Shaoxing City 28 Sep 2023 Design: Greater Dog Architects Location: No.2689, The building 5 X 7 is situated on the edge of a riverfront plot.

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Deezen

JULY 1, 2022

The clients also requested that the new spaces include natural materials, which informed the use of douglas fir for the exposed structure, exterior cladding, internal joinery and fittings. The clients requested the use of natural materials in the extension. There is a courtyard lined with windows and glazed doors.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Architects and designers often open out the room located directly under the roof of a house to create extra living areas or storage space. Whether they were renovations of an existing room or conversions of unused attic space, the following loft conversions are united by their thoughtful use of space.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2023

An "urban farm" rooftop garden , planted terraces and a fish-pond atrium characterise this renovated house in Melbourne , designed by Austin Maynard Architects. The renovated site now includes five distinct garden areas. The studio said they aimed to "repair and restore using care and thought over reckless and unnecessary demolition".

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Dwell

MARCH 2, 2023

From an 1800s farmhouse renovated with a sunken courtyard to an overhauled Seattle midcentury, here’s where our readers found inspiration last month. The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients," says the firm.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

A small stone building in Aldesago, Switzerland, has been transformed into a compact two-level house in a renovation by architect Enrico Sassi. The old building was previously used as a wood store, shed and rabbit hutch, so it had few windows and no connection between its two floors. Walls were repaired and a new roof was installed.

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Westeck News

APRIL 19, 2022

Welcome to Westeck’s Client Spotlight! Our Client Spotlight explores the latest projects from Custom Home Builders, Architects, Designers and Renovation Specialists. Today, we’re excited to feature Smallworks in our Client Spotlight with their Moody Little Bungalow | Single-level Laneway House.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

It was renovated to suit the needs of its owners' growing family Coppin Dockray's ambition for its overhaul was to rationalise these alterations and reflect Dannatt's original vision – though it was not possible to restore his design in full. "It Finally, it aimed to significantly improve the building's thermal comfort and energy performance.

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Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2023

The cheerful spirit of Nimtim Architects’ renovation continues inside by way of bold patterns and more pops of color. The extension is articulated as a simple pitched roof form with a large pivot door framing an uninterrupted view of the garden beyond. Pink window frames provide a flash of color against the dark cork.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Named Timjan, the extension was designed by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur to contrast the style of the existing villa, which dates back to the 1920s but has been frequently renovated by the clients in the past. The big modern glass surfaces reflect the surroundings and can sometimes almost be invisible."

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nieby Crofters Cottage was in a dilapidated state when Jansen and Blecher 's clients, a couple from Hamberg, asked the Copenhagen-based architects to plan the renovation. We decided to rebuild it as much as possible but to also extend it with a discrete living room tucked under the eave of the straw roof at the back," he said.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

A terraced landscape and dusty pink surfaces help to brighten Pigment House, a north London residence that has been renovated by local studio Unknown Works. The open living space extends towards the front of the house, where a bay window frames views of the front garden.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Meanwhile, more traditional elements including a terracotta tile roof are designed as nods to other agricultural buildings found in the region. Black accents feature throughout the home House in the Fields has a brick-infilled, cross-laminated timber (CLT) frame, chosen to reflect the client's background in the lumber industry.

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Dwell

APRIL 23, 2024

When Kayla Sims, 24, embarked on renovating her first home she was, of course , going to use the life simulation game The Sims to do it—and not just because of her last name. Two years ago, when Sims bought a house that needed renovations, she didn’t just use the game to design the interiors of her bedroom, bathroom, and office.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The home was thoroughly tested and proven over 30 years of family use, and the clients wanted to retain its easy function and utilitarian materiality while adding further accommodation for the evolution of family life. Only two houses remain, including this one, which is located on a prominent corner location.

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Deezen

JUNE 30, 2023

Aptly named Graphic House, the playful renovation in Hackney makes use of colour and art deco forms that reflect the tastes of its graphic-designer owners. We drew upon the client's belief in the power of graphics and love of art deco forms, using distinct shapes to connect spaces and bright colours to enhance every room," she told Dezeen.

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Westeck News

APRIL 1, 2022

Welcome to Westeck’s Client Spotlight! Our Client Spotlight explores the latest projects from Custom Home Builders, Architects, Designers and Renovation Specialists. Today, we’re excited to feature Averra Developments in our Client Spotlight with their Mount Pleasant Modern | Single Family Home.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

These open onto a terrace extending onto the roof of the former garage below. Extensions at the front of the home were removed and the glazed facade was restored The partially sunken concrete garage has been turned into a bedroom and bathroom for the client's children, with a "stair tunnel" connecting it to the main home.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

Read: Will Gamble Architects draws on desert modernism for London extension Following the client's brief, Will Gamble Architects aimed to break down the rigidity of the pre-existing spaces to create greater internal flexibility.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

The house occupies a former caretaker's cottage that had been abandoned Castanheira 's renovation uncovers the original timber roof structure, adds a bedroom wing and gives the building an entirely new interior layout. The roof of this block serves as a balcony terrace for the floor above.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Local studio Ryan Leidner Architecture renovated a 1940s home in the Bernal Heights neighbourhood of San Francisco , resolving entry access with a bridge over the front garden. The bridge would span the lush front garden and connect to the house between the top and middle stories.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Chinese studio FOG Architecture has turned a courtyard house in Beijing into a flagship store for fragrance brand ToSummer with exposed wooden roof trusses and columns. The studio exposed the wooden roof trusses and columns of the original building "We 'skimmed' the building to expose its 'skeleton'," said the studio.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

The building is set in a fir forest in Arcadia, a mountainous region of Greece "The client's ambition was to reinterpret the concept of a sanctuary in the mountains with contemporary terms," reads K-Studio's design statement. Concrete was used to replace the old sills, while the new timber roof was installed over rendered brickwork.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Architect Melissa Shin works alongside her client to create a tiny backyard house in Silicon Valley with vivid green tile and a bright pink door. The client and architect became close friends over those four years, which enhanced Shin’s vision for the design. The upside? for $2.4M

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2022

London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cow shed in Dorset into a library and office , organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. This plan references classical architectural forms, which are the focus of many of the client's books.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

Danny Lim dons multiple hats as architect, contractor, and client as he transforms his Highland Park bungalow with a new ADU for his in-laws. At the front of the main house, architect Danny Lim framed one of the original windows with new trim to give it a more contemporary feel and installed limestone on the porch and steps.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

In Situ Studio has renovated and expanded the mid-century modern childhood home of musician James Taylor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , into a multi-building complex for two art collectors. The basement level has two bedrooms and a den that opens to the pool deck. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Architect Dan Gray has upgraded his own 19th-century house in Brighton, England, adding a loft extension lined with birch plywood that makes the most of the angular roof space. An additional beam supports the mid-span of the roof on the front elevation. Angular windows punctuate the wood-lined walls.

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